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Shift4 Payments (FOUR): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy5 Buy4 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 9 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 9 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $56.14, the highest $94.00, the lowest $42.00. The average is +42.4% from the last price of $39.43.
Analyst ratings 26
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI PerPlexity Software - InfrastructurePerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $41.00 → $42.00+2.4% | Hold | +6.5% | Downgrade | 17.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| Matthew O'Neill★★★★★★★★★★#2436 · hits 76% · avg +13.1% | Bank of America Securities | $42.00 | Hold | +6.5% | Initiated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 07:13 | +3.3%next day +1.3% | ↗ |
| Madison Suhr★★★★★★★★★★#7174 · hits 67% · avg +17.2% | Raymond James | $51.00 → $50.00−2.0% | Buy | +26.8% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 09:15 | −2.5%next day −1.1% | ↗ |
| Andrew Harte★★★★★★★★★★#10248 · hits 34% · avg −1.5% | BTIG | $60.00 → $50.00−16.7% | Buy | +26.8% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 07:45 | −2.5%next day −1.1% | ↗ |
| Peter Heckmann★★★★★★★★★★#1112 · hits 55% · avg +8.3% | D.A. Davidson | $68.00 | Buy | +72.5% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 18:15 | +1.5%next day +1.8% · 5 days −1.6% | ↗ |
| Hal Goetsch★★★★★★★★★★#423 · hits 55% · avg +32.2% | B. Riley Securities | $96.00 → $94.00−2.1% | Buy | +138.4% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 08:05 | +2.0%next day +1.5% · 5 days +1.0% | ↗ |
| Sanjay Sakhrani★★★★★★★★★★#112 · hits 72% · avg +16.0% | KBW | $52.00 → $45.00−13.5% | Hold | +14.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 16:40 | +2.0%next day +1.5% · 5 days +1.0% | ↗ |
| James Friedman★★★★★★★★★★#5808 · hits 52% · avg +0.9% | Susquehanna | $78.00 → $63.00−19.2% | Buy | +59.8% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 07:56 | +3.1%next day +2.0% · 5 days +5.7% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Software - InfrastructurexAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $40.00 | Buy | +1.4% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Software - InfrastructureDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $37.00 | Hold | −6.2% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Software - InfrastructureOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $39.00 | Hold | −1.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Software - InfrastructureAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $37.00 | Hold | −6.2% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| AI Google Software - InfrastructureGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $39.00 | Hold | −1.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 05:05 | — | |
| Jason Kupferberg★★★★★★★★★★#12264 · hits 47% · avg −7.5% | Wells Fargo | $65.00 → $59.00−9.2% | Buy | +49.6% | Reiterated | 04.10.26on TipRanks Oct 5 07:16 | +3.1%next day +2.0% · 5 days +5.7% | ↗ |
| Dan Dolev★★★★★★★★★★#1453 · hits 53% · avg +7.6% | Mizuho Securities | $55.00 → $46.00−16.4% | Buy | +16.7% | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 04:30 | −0.7%next day +0.2% · 5 days −6.3% | ↗ |
| Name not given | — | $67.00 → $56.00−16.4% | Buy | +42.0% | Reiterated | 21.09.26on TipRanks Sep 23 06:05 | −0.5%next day −0.7% · 5 days −4.9% | ↗ |
| Timothy Chiodo★★★★★★★★★★#3445 · hits 50% · avg +4.0% | UBS | $52.00 | Buy | +31.9% | Reiterated | 15.09.26on TipRanks Sep 16 08:45 | −6.1%next day −0.2% · 5 days −10.1% | ↗ |
| Daniel Perlin★★★★★★★★★★#12221 · hits 41% · avg −6.4% | RBC Capital | $67.00 | Buy | +69.9% | Reiterated | 10.09.26on TipRanks Sep 11 07:35 | +5.2%next day +3.8% · 5 days −4.5% | ↗ |
| Matthew Coad★★★★★★★★★★#8843 · hits 60% · avg −0.2% | Truist Financial | $49.00 | Hold | +24.3% | Reiterated | 30.08.26on TipRanks 22:25 | −3.5%next day −2.2% · 5 days +0.2% | ↗ |
| Darrin Peller★★★★★★★★★★#767 · hits 62% · avg +9.0% | Wolfe Research | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 25.08.26on TipRanks 07:26 | −0.3%next day −3.7% · 5 days −13.9% | ↗ |
| Lemar Clarke | Freedom Capital Markets | $50.00 | Hold | +26.8% | Reiterated | 07.08.26on TipRanks Sep 27 04:50 | −5.5%next day +4.6% · 5 days +9.6% | ↗ |
| James Faucette★★★★★★★★★★#2607 · hits 60% · avg +3.1% | Morgan Stanley | $50.00 → $46.00−8.0% | Hold | +16.7% | Reiterated | 07.08.26on TipRanks 09:55 | −5.5%next day +4.6% · 5 days +9.6% | ↗ |
| Andrew Bauch★★★★★★★★★★#9593 · hits 48% · avg −0.8% | BMO Capital | $48.00 → $46.00−4.2% | Hold | +16.7% | Reiterated | 07.08.26on TipRanks 08:06 | −5.5%next day +4.6% · 5 days +9.6% | ↗ |
| Will Nance★★★★★★★★★★#11905 · hits 45% · avg −5.9% | Goldman Sachs | $55.00 → $48.00−12.7% | Hold | +21.7% | Reiterated | 07.08.26on TipRanks 07:55 | −5.5%next day +4.6% · 5 days +9.6% | ↗ |
| Andrew Jeffrey★★★★★★★★★★#692 · hits 60% · avg +9.9% | William Blair | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 21:15 | −5.5%next day +4.6% · 5 days +9.6% | ↗ |
| Adam Frisch★★★★★★★★★★#5312 · hits 63% · avg +5.1% | Evercore ISI | $45.00 | Hold | +14.1% | Reiterated | 04.08.26on TipRanks 10:34 | +0.6%next day −3.8% · 5 days −26.1% | ↗ |
| Dominick Gabriele★★★★★★★★★★#3757 · hits 50% · avg +3.7% | Loop Capital Markets | $40.00 | Hold | +1.4% | Initiated | 24.06.26on TipRanks 18:30 | −1.1%next day +9.6% · 5 days +15.9% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Rothschild & Co Redburn | $50.00 → $40.00−20.0% | Hold | +1.4% | Reiterated | 12.05.26on TipRanks May 18 08:45 | −1.5%next day −0.3% · 5 days +1.1% | ↗ |
| Charles Nabhan★★★★★★★★★★#11447 · hits 42% · avg −6.1% | Stephens | — | Hold | — | Downgrade | 17.04.26on TipRanks Apr 18 22:50 | +1.3%next day −0.5% · 5 days −9.3% | ↗ |
| Jeff Cantwell★★★★★★★★★★#1107 · hits 55% · avg +10.3% | Seaport Global | — | Hold | — | Downgrade | 16.04.26on TipRanks 06:25 | +0.7%next day +1.3% · 5 days −5.5% | ↗ |
| Nate Svensson★★★★★★★★★★#11065 · hits 42% · avg −7.0% | Deutsche Bank | $100 → $65.00−35.0% | Hold | +64.8% | Downgrade | 16.01.26on TipRanks Jan 15 17:15 | −2.2%next day −1.6% · 5 days −0.5% | ↗ |
| Rayna Kumar★★★★★★★★★★#4159 · hits 51% · avg +3.7% | Oppenheimer | $115 → $112−2.6% | Buy | +184.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.25on TipRanks 09:05 | −0.8%next day +1.7% · 5 days +1.3% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Shift4 Payments
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 05.10.26: target $55.71 at a price of $36.17 (+54.0%); now: $54.22 at $39.43 (+37.5%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Buy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Hold | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 11.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.37 (from $1.27 to $1.50). Last quarter: $1.32.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $653M (from $640M to $687M). Last quarter: $1.3B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Technology
About Shift4 Payments
- CEO: David Taylor Lauber
- Employees: 6,300
- 3501 Corporate Parkway, Center Valley, PA, 18034, US
- www.shift4.com
Shift4 Payments, Inc. delivers comprehensive integrated payment processing and technology solutions across the United States. The company facilitates omni-channel card acceptance and processing, encompassing traditional credit and debit cards, contactless payments, EMV, QR Pay, mobile wallets, and various alternative payment methods. Their offerings include a proprietary omni-channel gateway, merchant acquiring services, and both integrated and mobile point-of-sale (POS) systems. Key features also comprise robust security solutions like tokenization and fraud prevention, alongside risk and chargeback management. Furthermore, they provide insightful reporting and analytical tools, web-store development services (including design, hosting, shopping cart management, and fulfillment integration), and gift card solutions. Shift4's specialized platforms cater to diverse business needs. VenueNext empowers stadium and entertainment venues with mobile ordering, countertop POS, self-service kiosks, and digital wallet functionality to manage food, merchandise, and loyalty programs. Shift4Shop provides full-suite e-commerce solutions, featuring website builders, shopping carts, product catalogs, order management, marketing tools, search engine optimization, and secure hosting. Additionally, Lighthouse serves as a cloud-based business intelligence tool offering customer engagement, social media management, online reputation monitoring, scheduling, and pricing insights, while SkyTab provides integrated hybrid-cloud POS and mobile payment solutions. The company also supports seamless integrations with third-party applications via its marketplace technology. Beyond these products, Shift4 offers extensive merchant support services, covering underwriting, onboarding, activation, training, risk management, and ongoing assistance. They also provide software integration, compliance management, and comprehensive partner support. Established in 1999, Shift4 Payments is headquartered in Al
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